Email Author Roy Edroso

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 15, 2008

  "Blogosphere Guide"

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Runnin' Scared

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2009 Stories by Roy Edroso

• Few Surprises in Times Unemployment Map (Though Coney Beats Carroll Gardens)

  published Dec 29, 2009

  We are grateful for the Times unemployment map, which shows what New York neighborhoods are doing best and worst in these parlous economic times, though most of its findings come as no shock. The big... More >>

• Fox-Time Warner War Heads to Inevitable, Customer-Gouging Conclusion

  published Dec 29, 2009

  You may have seen ads in the papers and on TV -- one in the form of a ransom note -- warning you that Fox TV may go off the air, and that it's either Fox's fault or carrier Time Warner's, depending on... More >>

• Study: Coffee May Reduce Risk of Death. (Downside: You're Addicted, and It Makes You Work Harder.)

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Today the Wall Street Journal offers one of those bad-things-are-good-for-you stories everyone loves. This one's about coffee. This has been done before by WebMD ("Coffee: The New Health Foodr") and... More >>

• Missing Person: Pedro Correa, 84

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Yesterday afternoon Pedro Correa, 84, wandered away from his home on Monroe Avenue near Claremont Park in The Bronx. He hasn't been seen since. He's 5'7, 150 pounds, and has brown eyes and gray hair. ... More >>

• Obama's Post-Crotch-Bomber Statement: We're Doing Things, Stay "Confident," Etc.

  published Dec 28, 2009

  The President was subdued in his post-crotch-bomber address today. In and among the never-give-in-to-terror boilerplate, he informed us that more air marshals have been sent up, that federal and loc... More >>

• Court: MTA Must Open TAB Hearings for Transit Offenses to the Public

  published Dec 28, 2009

  It looks like another ticket sweep is on in the subway. And now, if you're ticketed, you may receive not only justice, but also press coverage. The New York Civil Liberties Union just won a ruling a... More >>

• Mark Foley Said to Accuse Max Baucus of Inappropriate Behavior. Stop Laughing.

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Even in times of unprecedented national terror, our elected representatives continue to bring the funny. People are circulating a video of Senator Max Baucus, previously seen trying to get his girlfri... More >>

• Fake Nude Boat Photo Raises JFK to #1 U.S. President

  published Dec 28, 2009

  TMZ is backpedalling, as this well-publicized photo, allegedly of JFK sunning himself (far left) while naked ladies disport from his vessel, is revealed to be from a Playboy photo shoot, from which ... More >>

• Poll: 8% More People Making New Year's Resolutions, Some of Which May Be Kept

  published Dec 28, 2009

  This decade may have sucked, but next year will be awesome. How can we tellr Because a Marist Poll shows that more people are making New Year's resolutions! 48 percent of Americans they polled say th... More >>

• Ray Kelly: 2009 May Be New York's Lowest Major-Crime Year Since 1963

  published Dec 28, 2009

  In remarks prepared for today's graduation exercises for NYPD cadets at the Beacon Theater, Commission Ray Kelly announces that he expects 2009's final stats will show not only a decline in major crim... More >>

• Freddy's Bar, Threatened by Atlantic Yards, Executes Dummy with Beer Cans, Vows Resistance

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Mayor Bloomberg remains bullish, or should we say Nettish, on the Atlantic Yards project: "While the rest of the country wrings its hands about the national recession," he says, "we're building our ... More >>

• A Christmas Memory: Pope Attack Re-Mix

  published Dec 28, 2009

  With a special appearance by Keyboard Cat, yet! Now we know what to put in our digital frame next Christmas. h/t Urlesque. ... More >>

• Molinaro Endorses James Oddo for Beep, Heralding New Age of Obscene Staten Island Leadership

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, who succeeded Guy Molinari in 2002 and just won a third term, tells the Advance he'd like to be succeeded by local councilmember James Oddo. "When ... More >>

• AT&T Seems to Stop iPhone Sales in New York; Apple May Be Planning New Version That Actually Works As Phone (Update: AT&T Sales Back On)

  published Dec 28, 2009

  The Consumerist details a conversation with an AT&T customer service rep, who allegedly told a Brooklyn resident that she couldn't buy an iPhone because "New York City is not ready for the iPhone." Wh... More >>

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  Why This Decade Sucked, Reason #8: New York Turned Into America

  published Dec 28, 2009

  We will, in the closing days of this wretched decade, list the Top Ten reasons why it sucked. Previous reasons here and here. 9/11 was a tough hit on everyone, especially New Yorkers. But everyone,... More >>

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  Crotch-Bomber Fails to Blow Up Plane, in Yet Another Disaster for Obama

  published Dec 28, 2009

  There are a few ways to look at the case of the thwarted holiday crotch-bomber. On the one hand, we have a deluded fellow who, allegedly assured of eternal glory by jihadists who bade him sew explo... More >>

• Miserable Christmas News from Around the City

  published Dec 25, 2009

  Fire up Silent Night/7 O'Clock News and let's revel in how miserable it all is: A guy driving on Brooklyn's 27th Street near the Gowanus Expressway yesterday felt something under his car and foun... More >>

• But He Still Got a First Down!

  published Dec 25, 2009

  Can you believe this shit is still newsr The last pope got shot, and the next day even the Catholics were all talking about the Boston Celtics. Anyway, people who were upset that Susanna Maiolo kn... More >>

• Have a Fire-Safety Christmas!

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Along with caroling, gift-giving, and binge drinking, Christmas is the season of fire safety. Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn offers a Surge Protector and Power Strip Safety lecture. And here's a cheery... More >>

• Happy Holidays from Runnin' Scared, the U.S. Military

  published Dec 24, 2009

  You can follow Santa's progress tonight and tomorrow via the NORAD Santa Tracker. We make no claims for the authenticity of Santa, but the site is in fact connected with the actual NORAD. Apparently ... More >>

• Video: Chucking Snowballs at Bethesda Fountain

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Just a reminder that snowball-related violence is at an all-time high, and that if you must throw snowballs, please use an approved target, like the angel at Bethesda Fountain, as these Christmas re... More >>

• Video: Protesters Storm Hiram Monserrate Holiday Party, Yell About Broken Bottle, Gay Marriage

  published Dec 24, 2009

  And what would the holidays be without Hiram Monserrater The state senator had a Christmas party, and marriage equality activists busted in on it with cries of "Hiram Monserrate believes marriage sh... More >>

• Bernie Madoff Moved to Prison Infirmary; Some Think He Was Beaten Up (Updated)

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff has been transferred to a prison medical facility and some reports say he has injuries consistent with a beating, though no authorities have made any admissions ... More >>

• Gov. Paterson Counters Educators' Suit, Says He Has the Right to Delay Payment and Plaintiffs "Have No Standing"

  published Dec 24, 2009

  In the true holiday spirit, Governor Paterson is being sued by a coalition of educators who say his fiat delay of disbursement of educational funds -- which he says it necessary because the state is b... More >>

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  Holiday Greetings from Our Elected Representatives!

  published Dec 24, 2009

  We were unable to send Kirsten Gillibrand a birthday card because we wouldn't put any money in it, which may explain why we didn't get her Christmas card -- 'scuse us, holiday card; these are politi... More >>